Published date: 2 August 2019

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 3 September 2019

Contract summary

Industry

  • Writing instruments - 39292400

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£0 to £8,000,000

Procurement reference

KENTPS001-DN426967-30505871

Published date

2 August 2019

Closing date

3 September 2019

Contract start date

30 September 2019

Contract end date

1 October 2023

Contract type

Supply contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No


Description

This is Framework Agreement for the provision of Writing and Colouring Instruments.

This Agreement is divided into 7 Lots with each Lot containing more than one category.
Lot 1 - Ballpoint and Retractable
Lot 2 - Highlighters
Lot 3 - Drawing Pencils and Pencils
Lot 4 - Drywipe Markers
Lot 5 - Art and Craft Instruments
Lot 6 - Colouring Pens and Pencils
Lot 7 - Miscellaneous Pens


More information

Additional text

This opportunity will be completed via ProContract, a site run by Proactis, the electronic tendering suite of the Kent Business Portal.
If you have difficulty in locating this opportunity following download please go to https://procontract.due-north.com/Login and login using your supplied username and appropriate password.
Tenderers must ensure that they maintain their registration to the Portal at all times to ensure that they receive any subsequent mini competition requests.
If, at any time, you experience difficulty accessing ProContract please visit the help centre https://supplierhelp.due-north.com/ or alternatively contact ProContract on E-Mail: ProContractSuppliers@proactis.com or submit a ticket via the supplier Support Help Desk http://proactis.kayako.com/default
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Instructions on how to submit your response can be found within the 'Help' facility in ProContract. These instructions should be consulted in order to ensure that your response is submitted correctly.
The ProContract System maintains a strict audit trail part of which gives detail as to the exact time that a response was uploaded. This audit trail will be used to determine if a tender or mini-competition response is late.


About the buyer

Contact name

Ian Day

Address

Head Office, 1 Abbey Wood Group
Kings Hill
West Malling
ME19 4YT
England

Telephone

+44 1622236697

Email

psg@procurementservicesgroup.org.uk

Website

http://www.procurementservicesgroup.org.uk